LCR Honda's Taka Nakagami was the surprise pace-setter at the end of the Jerez MotoGP test, beating works stablemate Marc Marquez to top spot by a fraction of a second using team-mate Cal Crutchlow's 2018-spec RC213V. The Japanese rider used the Briton's racebike at the Valencia test while he recuperates from his Phillip Island crash and kept it for Jerez, where its improved usability was noticeable over the 2017 version Nakagami has been used to. 'The power delivery has improved a lot, especially middle to top you can feel more power. On the bottom end it feels a little more easy to ride, more sweet, and that's why with the used tyre the lap time is much more consistent than last year and...
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